To beef up attendance and give indigent folk like us travel writers a break, almost all of L.A.'s art galleries and museums are open free to the public 1 day of the week or month (or both), and several charge no admission at all. Use the following list to plan your week around the museums' free-day schedules; refer to the individual attractions listings for more information on each museum.

Free Every Day

J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center

Museum of Television and Radio (donation suggested)

Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum

California African American Museum

California Science Center

Bergamot Arts Station & Santa Monica Museum of Art

Free Every Thursday

Autry Museum of Western Heritage on Thursdays from 4 to 8pm

UCLA Hammer Museum on Thursdays from 11am to 9pm

Japanese American National Museum every Thursday from 5am to 8pm

Geffen Contemporary at MOCA every Thursday from 5 to 8pm

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) every Thursday from 5 to 8pm

Free Every First Tuesday

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County from 9:30am to 5pm.

Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits from 9:30am to 5pm

Free Every First Wednesday

Craft & Folk Art Museum from 11am to 5pm

Free Every First Thursday

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens from noon to 4:30pm

Free Every Second Tuesday

Autry Museum of Western Heritage from 10am to 5pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Art from noon to 8pm.

Free Every Third Saturday

Pacific Asia Museum from 10am to 5pm

Free Every Third Tuesday

Arboretum of Los Angeles County from 9am to 4:30pm

Japanese American National Museum from 10am to 8pm

The J. Paul Getty Museum is listed in "Attractions".